Tufting needle



Patented Mar. 10, i925?.

Unirse .sT-Areas PATENT oF y Application ledDecember 5, Serial" No. 519,918; i

To all wiz-0m 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, AUGIE L. HANSEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tufting Needles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a useful and suitable implement to be used for the purpose above suggested, and consisting generally of a needle thru which the yarn or silk is threaded and successively inserted thru the fabric.

A needle of the general type herein disclosed was the subject matter of a prior application filed by me on August 26, 1921, and bearing Serial No. 495,646. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a needle which will accomplish the same purpose as that of the prior application, but which is of a much less expensive construction which will enable same to be put on the market at a much lower cost, and therefore available to a much larger class of people.

A preferred form of needle embodying the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the needle with parts extended,

Figure 2 is a similar view of the needle in side elevation,

Figure 3 is a view in longitudinal section showing the parts in contracted position,

Figure 4 is a view in side elevation of the needle proper and associated parts removed from the handle portion, and

Figure 5 is an enlarged view in cross-section taken on line 5 5 of Figure 3.

The complete needle or implement comprises in general a tubular member or sleeve 1 which serves as a handle by which the implement is held in use, and the needle proper which slides within and lengthwise ofthe tubular member 1, and has telescopic engagement therewith. Y

The tubular member or handle 1 is a plain metal tube open at eitherend and provided with a slot 1a extending from a'point inwardly from the right handv end Vas shown in Figure 1, which may be termed the rear end, to the opposite end, which may be termed the forward end, said slot being preferably open at said forward end. f

The needle proper 2, as clearly shown inV Figure 4, is also a metallic member made of sheet metal and bent into tubular form, and comprising a relatively fine elongated needle portion 3, pointed at its end and provided with an eye 4immediately adjacent to the point. At the base of the needle portion 3 is an expanded portion 5 having cross-sec tional contour somewhat less than a semi-v circle, this portion having a length slightly greater than that of the needle portion.y At the extreme end opposite the needle portion 3 is a relatively short cylindric portion 6, which forms the base of the needle' proper 2, and has a diameter substantially equal to the internal diameter of the tubular handle 1. Secured to the needle proper 2 and projecting upwardly therefrom from the upperl surface of the expanded portion 5' is a threaded stem 7 adapted to carry a knurled thumb nut or head 8. Mounted upon the threaded stem .7V and held in place by the..

head 8 is a curved shield or guard plate 9 extending longitudinally of the needle proper 2, and fitting closely along the top surface of the cylindricportion 6 and expanded portion 5 ofthe said needle proper. This plate or shield is also of sheet metal bent into curvilinear conformationto correspond withk the cylindric contour of the adjacent parts.y

As clearly shown in the drawings, the

needle proper 2 hastelescopic engagement with the'handle 1 andl is capable of sliding` movement lengthwise therein. The shield 9 fits against the outer surface of thefhandle and moves'with the needle proper 2, partially covering the slot 1a at all times. The adjustment of the needle length is accomplished by the thumb screw 8 .which is loosened to permit the needle portion 3 to project from the end of the handle to any length desired, or to be completely withdrawn within the handle as shown in Fig- A ure 3.'

As in all needles of this particular type, the thread or yarn is passed thru the handle from the rear end thereof thru the tubular portion of the needle proper 2, and thence thru an eye 4. Adjusting the needle .tothe proper length desired, the needle is lrepeatedly forced thru'the fabric or material that is being worked upon, a loop being left pro'- jecting from the opposite side of the fabric when the needle is withdrawn.

member slidable Within. said tubular mem# ber, and means for adjusting saidv needle member, comprising a threaded stem mounted on saidneedle member and extending thru a longitudinal slot in said tubular 10 member, a shield mounted on said stem and engagingl the outer surface of said tubular member, and la thumb screw mounted on said stem and bearing against said shield.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 1st day 'of December, A. D,

AUGIE L. HANSEN. 

